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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Khadi exhibition and Khadi Kareegar Sammelan inaugurated in Varanasi to strengthen artisans and traditional arts
Union Minister of State for MSME Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma inaugurated a state-of-the-art Khadi exhibition displaying exquisite handcrafted products from 20 Indian states in Varanasi today. KVIC also organized a “Khadi Kareegar Sammelan” , which was attended by over 2000 Khadi artisans, mostly women, from Varanasi and 12 adjoining districts like Prayagraj, Jaunpur, Mirzapur, Ghazipur, Sonbhadra, etc.
A total of 105 stalls have been set up by Khadi Institutions from states like Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Leh-Ladakh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal and others. A number of Khadi institutions, PMEGP units and several SFURTI clusters from various states have also set up their stalls.
A range of exquisite Khadi products including the premium High Altitude Honey from Jammu & Kashmir, a wide variety of Kashmiri and Rajasthani woolen shawls, Muslin fabric from West Bengal, a variety of silk fabric from West Bengal and Bihar, Koti Shawls from Punjab, leather products from Kanpur, terracotta pottery from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the widely acclaimed hand-knotted carpets of Mirzapur and Prayagraj are the biggest attractions in the exhibition. This is the second such exhibition organized by KVIC in Varanasi since the Covid-19 lockdown.
MoS Shri Verma lauded KVIC for organizing the Khadi exhibition and Khadi kareegar Sammelan saying this aimed at strengthening the artisans. He said, in the last few years, Varanasi has emerged as a hub of various Khadi activities. Almost all rural and traditional arts like spinning, weaving, beekeeping and pottery have been promoted on a large scale here, that has created self-employment for the artisans and made them aatmanirbhar. He said, this exhibition will also provide these artisans a big platform to market their products and enhance their income.
KVIC Chairman Shri Saxena said the state level Khadi exhibition at Varanasi was a manifestation of Khadi artisans’ commitment for “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”. He said, KVIC has set up a large number of Khadi Institutions, PMEGP units and SFURI clusters to strengthen the traditional arts and empower the local artisans. He added that this exhibition will be a big boost for the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative and also promote Khadi.
Notably, Varanasi which is also the Parliamentary Constituency of the Prime Minister, has rolled out a number of activities to promote Khadi and support the artisans. As any as 134 Khadi Institutions are currently working in Varanasi where women comprise nearly 80% of the total workforce.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
MoU signed between International Solar Alliance and international Civil Aviation Organisation 
The idea was mooted by HMCA Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in May 2022
India has a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022 and reduction in emission intensity by 33-35% by 2030
In a ceremony held on the sidelines of the 42th Session of International Civil Aviation Organisation  Assembly in Montreal on 26 September 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding  was signed between International Solar Alliance  and ICAO in the presence of Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation of India, H.E. Monsieur Clement Beaunne, Minister of Transport of France and Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the ICAO Council. The MoU was signed by Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary-General, ICAO and Mr. Joshua Wycliffe, Chief of Operations, ISA.
During the visit of Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia to Montreal in May 2022, the idea of ICAO becoming a partner organisation of ISA was mooted by the Minister in his meeting with President of ICAO. In a period of four months, the MoU was agreed and concluded. The conclusion of MoU between ISA and ICAO in the presence of Ministers from India and France carries forward the legacy of the bold initiative laid down by Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and H.E. Francois Hollande, former President of France in 2015 at COP 21 in Paris.
The ISA is an alliance of 121 signatory countries and 32 partner organizations including many UN organizations. ISA works for efficient consumption of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. ISA strives to devise cost effective and transformational solutions for using renewable energy to member countries with a particular focus in delivering on impact in LDCs and SlDCs.
India has pledged for Net Zero Carbon goal in 2070 in COP 26. Its approach continues to be human-centric, based on respect and national ownership principles, with commitment to one and all. India has pledged a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy of which 100 GW will be solar energy by 2022 and reduction in emission intensity by 33-35% by 2030, to let solar energy reach the most unconnected villages and communities. Cochin International Airport in India became the world’s first fully Solar powered airport in the world in 2015.
India, with the support of France, has invited nations to facilitate infrastructure for implementation of solar projects. The alliance has committed one trillion dollars as investment, and it is committed to making the costs of solar power more affordable for remote and inaccessible communities.
ICAO is committed towards reducing carbon emissions in aviation sector through its numerous initiatives and goals. In this noble initiative, Partnership between ISA and ICAO through this MoU could not have come at a better time, as it will trigger a range of interventions towards developing capacity of States to use solar energy. It will work towards providing information, providing advocacy, capacity building and demonstration projects. It will enable the solarization of aviation sector across all Member States.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVAL SAILING VESSELS  IN PRESIDENT'S FLEET REVIEW 2022
As part of President's Fleet Review 2022  Sail Parade activities, six Ocean going Indian Naval Sailing Vessels  viz Mhadei, Tarini, Bulbul, Hariyal, Kadalpura and Neelkanth have arrived at Visakhapatnam from Goa. All six boats form part of Ocean Sailing Node at INS Mandovi at Goa under Southern Naval Command and are being manned by six each naval officers drawn from three Commands of Navy, ANC and IHQ MoD . The crew also includes six women officers.
The expedition commenced from Goa on 12 Jan 22. The 1600 NM  passage of the INSVs from Goa to Visakhapatnam was carried under aegis of Indian Naval Sailing Association  based at IHQ MoD , New Delhi.
These yachts are utilised for ocean Sailing by Indian Navy. The crew for the sea sorties are selected from volunteers with adequate sea sailing experience. Ocean sailing is an extremely tough adventure sport. Indian Navy utilises the ocean Sailing yachts for inculcating spirit of adventure, enhancing risk taking abilities whilst honing essential seamanship skills including navigation, communication, technical operation of engines and onboard machinery, operation of Inmarsat equipment, logistics planning etc. It also enhances Indian Navy's ability to project its benign presence across the globe by participating in sailing expeditions like Sagar Parikrama and Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro races, IONS sailing expedition etc.
In the past, Mhadei has done solo circumnavigation 'Sagar Parikrama' with Capt Dilip Donde in 2010 and Cdr Abhilash Tomy in 2013. She has also done Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro races in 2011, 2014 & 2017.
Tarini has done circumnavigation of the globe 'Navika Sagar Parikrama' in 2017 with all women officers crew.
The INSVs are planned to return to Goa by end March.
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Ministry of Coal
Coal production by CIL
CIL has projected coal production of 840 MT for 2023-24.
In order to ramp up domestic production of coal, several steps have been taken of which the major steps are as under:
- To increase production through MDO model, Coal India Ltd. has identified 15 MDO Projects having combined capacity of 168.6 Million Tonne per year  of which Six MDO Projects have already been awarded with capacity of 96.74 MTY .
- Capacity addition through Greenfield and Brownfield Projects in CIL. Capacity addition of 289 MTY is being done through approval of new and expansion PRs .
- Advanced Technologies like surface miners, etc. for open cast mining and Power supported Longwall , High wall Mining, continuous miner etc. for under ground mines are being deployed tor efficiency and higher production of coal.
- CIL has taken steps to upgrade mechanised coal transportation and loading system through CHP/Silo under 'First Mile Connectivity' Projects . This will facilitate faster evacuation of coal.
The production of raw coal in Odisha was 185.07MT in 2021-22.
The details of raw coal production during last three years are as under:
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Company
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Coal Production 
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22 
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Actual
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Actual
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Actual
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MCL
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140.36
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148.01
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168.17
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OCPL
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1.00
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2.00
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5.25
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NTPC
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1.54
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3.12
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5.29
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NLCIL
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0.00
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1.01
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6.36
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GMR
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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Total
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142.90
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154.14
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185.07Provisional
This information was given by the Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
President's Secretariat
President of India to address the 64th Annual Convocation of IIT Kharagpur tomorrow
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will visit West Bengal  tomorrow  to grace and address the 64th annual convocation of IIT Kharagpur.
Special Service and Features
Mr. K. Sailendra takes over as Executive Director  for Indian Oil Southern Region
Mr. K. Sailendra has taken over as the Executive Director , Indian Oil Southern Region comprising the states of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala & Lakshadweep. Besides being the Regional in-charge for key areas including Human Resources, Finance, LPG & Fuel Logistics, Contracts, Safety & Security, Aviation and Quality Control, Mr. Sailendra would also function as the Regional Level Coordinator for Oil & Gas industry in the above five States. Prior to this posting, Mr. Sailendra was heading the LPG group of Indian Oil in Karnataka.
A Mechanical Engineer from Osmania University, Hyderabad, Mr. Sailendra is an acknowledged expert in LPG domain having worked across LPG Bottling Plants, LPG Operations, Engineering Project, Auto LPG, supply chain management, marketing and Sales across the country for over three decades. During his extensive tenure in Indian Oil LPG, Mr. Sailendra had been responsible for developing exhaustive policies on LPG for Auto LPG stations and oversaw the network expansion of Auto LPG stations across India. He commissioned the first electronic carousal and built the first indigenously designed mounded storage for LPG as in-charge of Hyderabad LPG Bottling Plant which became industry standards later. As LPG Head of Rajasthan State, he was responsible for the successful roll out of PMUY, besides implementing the scheme in Karnataka as well.
Mr. Sailendra has extensively travelled and represented Indian Oil in World LP Gas Association  as a member of Global Auto Industry & Technology Networks and presented technical papers in Tokyo, Seoul and Goa.
This is stated in a press release issued by Shri R Chidambaram, Chief General Manager , Indian Oil – Southern Region
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
CGHS doctor to present study on rheumatic heart disease among Indian school children at U.S.A
-Kolkata, 1st November, 2018
Dr. P.C. Hazra, a Senior Chief Medical Officer under Central Government Health Scheme  has been invited by the American Heart Association at Chicago, Illinois in U.S.A to present a clinical study on symptom-based screening of Rheumatic Heart Disease  and development of an effective tool for that purpose. Dr. Hazra had conducted the study on 8646 number of school-going children at Garbeta in West Midnapore district.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
International Workshop for National Water Museum
To enhance awareness among general public at large, about dwindling water resources and need for conservation, and about sustainable and judicious use of water resources, DoWR,RD&GR, under Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India has taken an initiative to develop National Water Museum.
DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti is organizingan International Workshop on 19th – 20th September 2019,at Central Water Commission Auditorium, New Library Building, R K Puram, New Delhi. Many eminent experts in the myriad fields which go into developing a Water Museumfrom India and abroad, such as senior Government and town planning Officials, academicians, practicing engineers and consultants, and representatives from various Departments under Ministry of Jal Shakti, are participating in the workshop.
MrEribertoEulisse, Executive Director and Co-founder of Global Network of Water Museums, which is an umbrella organization for such initiatives around the World, Ms. Sara Ahmed, Lead Curator, Living Waters Museum, Ahmedabad, GuyBroucke, Section Chief and Programme Specialist, Natural Sciences, UNESCO, Mr. Shamsher Ali and Ms. SyedaTahminaFerdous, Action Aid, Bangladesh, Ms. Jutta Jain-Neubauer, an eminent name in the field of histories of water structures in terms of their typology; their eco-historical, socio-political and aesthetic siting; and their ingenious hydro-technical mastery, and many such eminent persons shall make presentations during the workshop.
The proposed outcome from the Workshop is a blue-print for establishing the proposed National Water Museum under the aegis of DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti. During the Workshop, possible broad composition / content of the Museum including highlighting importance of water and its current state in different regions of the Country, possible solutions, traditional and modern water management practices and localized success storiesetc. are proposed to be discussed. Apart from presentations, half a day of group deliberations have been proposed in the workshop, with each group addressing a specific issue. The findings would then be presented by the group representatives at the workshop.
The inaugural session on 19th September, 2019 shall be presided over by Sh. U.P Singh, Secretary, DoWR, RD& GR. In the closing session, on 20th September, 2019,Sh. Rattan LalKataria, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Jal Shakti has kindly consented to preside.
This is one of the numerous initiatives taken by the Ministry of Jal Shakti towards bringing about changes in the behaviour of all stakeholders and general public at large for sustainable use of water, in a way which is entertaining and recreating.
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Ministry of Law and Justice
Launch of Tele-Law 2.0 tomorrow
Event commemorates reaching of 50 Lakh milestone ; integrates legal advice service under Tele-Law with legal representation services under Nyaya Bandhu  program; exemplifies Government’s vision to strengthen legal aid eco-system and ensure “Justice for All”
Committed to fulfill the Constitutional mandate of Article 39 A to ensure Access to Justice, Department of Justice  is celebrating its Tele-Law 2.0 event tomorrow i.e.on 25th August, 2023 at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi. The event would be graced by Minister of State  for Law and Justice ,Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal. The event is seminal as it commemorates the reaching of 50 Lakh milestone, that earmarks rendering of pre-litigation advice to the common citizens through the use of technology.
It also integrates this legal advice service under Tele-Law with legal representation services under Nyaya Bandhu  programme. This would enable the common citizen to access legal advice, legal assistance and legal representation through a single registration and single gateway of Tele-Law. The Event will also witness the felicitation of the frontline functionaries who are the grassroot soldiers and ensures delivery of legal services at its doorstep. Some of the showcase/releases to be made during the event includes: -
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- Show case of “Tele-Law” film that depicts the Five-Year’s  journey on Tele-Law;
- Launch of “Tele-Law-2.0” that Integrated Tele-Law and Nyaya Bandhu App” & release of its e-tutorial;
- Release of “Voices of Beneficiaries” that re-count the experiences of the beneficiaries in availing tele-Law service;
- Release of “Achievers Catalogue” that presents region-wise best performing Paralegal Volunteers, Village level Entrepreneurs, Panel lawyers and State Coordinators for the Year  and ;
Participants include officials from Department of Justice, CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd, students and faculty of the Pro Bono Clubs constituted under Law schools, various Partnering agencies of DoJ implementing literacy and legal awareness; Paralegal Volunteers, Village Level Entrepreneurs, Panel lawyers and State Coordinators implementing Tele-Law in the country. The event is being organized by Department of Justice and is supported by CSC e- Governance Services India Limited. The event exemplifies the Government’s vision to strengthen the legal aid eco-system and to ensure “Justice for All”.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Auto Fuel Vision and Policy-2025
Government has taken a series of measures to enhance energy security and improve efficiency in use of energy for sustainability
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today informed that the Government has taken a series of measures to enhance energy security and improve efficiency in use of energy for sustainability. These inter alia include diversification in sources of imports, promotion of alternate fuels, increasing production of oil and gas, substitution of energy demand, improving refinery processes, notification of fuel efficiency norms, etc. Government has been promoting the use of biofuels with multiple objectives of reducing import dependency, generating employment, providing better remuneration to farmers, reduction in environment pollution, etc. in line with the National Policy on Biofuels 2018.
Various long term and short term policy initiatives have been taken to increase production of domestic oil and gas which inter alia include Discovered Small Field Policy, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy, Policy framework for coal bed methane, etc. Further, Government has also provided functional freedom to National Oil Companies and facilitated wider private sector participation by streamlining approval processes including electronic single window mechanism.
Auto Fuel Vision and Policy-2025 had recommended the implementation of BS-IV emission norms from 01.04.2017, BS-V emission norms in respect of new vehicles from 01.04.2020 and existing models from 01.04.2021 and BS-VI emission norms from 2024. However, Government had leapfrogged to BS-VI emission norms  in April 2020.
The improvement in the fuel quality from BS-IV to BS-VI was achieved by reducing the sulphur content from 50 Parts Per Million  in BS-IV to maximum 10 ppm in BS-VI compliant fuel. This has facilitated the development of upgraded / improved engine technologies such as introduction of advanced emission control system, installation of catalytic convertor or diesel particulate filters to reduce particulate matter and selective catalyst reduction systems for reduction in Nitrogen Oxides emissions in BS-VI compatible vehicles.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 487
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 191.63 Crore
More than 13 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 191.63 Crore  today. More than 13 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10406233
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
10030869
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
5050470
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18417795
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
17567604
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|
Precaution Dose
|
|
8238587
|
|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
32083364
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
12663031
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
59038939
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
44239799
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
556666453
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
485477004
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
466256
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
203157157
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
189800461
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
1059107
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
127025201
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
118317203
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
16605573
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
1006795142
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
878095971
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
31419993
|
|
Total
|
|
1916311106
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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|
Date: 17th April, 2022 
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|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
37
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
500
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
11228
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
65
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1197
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
26352
|
|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
170557
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
290872
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
31776
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
106474
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
35565
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
312877
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
23487
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
6485
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
71234
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
26497
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
5268
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
49971
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
139279
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
249753
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
833125
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
226843
|
|
Total
|
|
1309721
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Special Service and Features
Applications invited for grant of Financial Assistance for education to the children of Beedi / Lime Stone & Dolomite Mines / Cine workers for the year 2020-21
Online applications are invited for grant of Financial Assistance for education to the children of Beedi / Lime Stone & Dolomite Mines / Cine workers for the year 2020-21, studying in Class I to Professional Degree ranging from Rs.250/- to Rs.15,000/- depending upon class, the student is studying / Course the student is pursuing.
1. Applications may be submitted through online in National Scholarship Portal: http://scholarships.gov.in for grant of financial assistance to Scholarship.
2. Every student must have individual Savings Bank Account in any Nationalized / Scheduled Bank having Core banking System  and National Electronic Fund Transfer  facilities.
3. Applicants with Aadhar card and Savings Bank Account linked with Aadhar number only will be considered for the grant of Financial Assistance.
4. Applicants must give consent online for use of Aadhar number for availing the benefits under the Scholarship Scheme.
5. Active contribution of the Head of Educational Institutions is requested to carry out this benevolent task. They are to register  their school / College in National Scholarship portal: http://scholarships.gov.in, view the guidelines, scrutinise the applications submitted by the students, approve it and submit it online through their registered id. Unless the Institution verifies the online application received in their login id and submits the application for the next level of verification, the application of the beneficiaries, cannot be further processed for granting of scholarship.
Last date for submission application through online is 31/10/2020. For further clarifications and assistance please contact:
Office of Welfare & Cess Commissioner 
Labour Welfare Organisation,
Ground Floor, SIDCO Administrative Branch Office Building,
Thiru.Vi.Ka. Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai - 600032
Email: scholarship201718tvl[at]gmail[dot]com
Contact No: 044-29530169
This is stated in a press release issued by the Shri. P L Rajendran, Welfare & Cess Commissioner  Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry.